the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Constant
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) Consistent; logical.
(2):
(n.) A quantity that does not change its value; - used in countradistinction to variable.
(3):
(v. t.) Remaining unchanged or invariable, as a quantity, force, law, etc.
(4):
(n.) A number expressing some property or condition of a substance or of an instrument of precision; as, the dielectric constant of quartz; the collimation constant of a transit instrument.
(5):
(n.) A number whose value, when ascertained (as by observation) and substituted in a general mathematical formula expressing an astronomical law, completely determines that law and enables predictions to be made of its effect in particular cases.
(6):
(n.) That which is not subject to change; that which is invariable.
(7):
(v. t.) Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; - opposed to fluid.
(8):
(v. t.) Not liable, or given, to change; permanent; regular; continuous; continually recurring; steadfast; faithful; not fickle.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Constant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/constant.html. 1828.
